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Article
Whyāand howāto earn teacher trust before adopting new assessments
With the right support from professional learning and an open dialogue with administrators from the very beginning, you can empower teachers to turn insights into action and improve student outcomes.
Topics: Leadership
Products: Professional Learning, MAP Reading Fluency
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Infographic
Supporting students means supporting teachers
Robust, holistic professional development experiences are more than a ānice-to-have,ā theyāre an investment in your staff and students. See how ongoing professional learning can empower teachers and improve student outcomes.
Topics: Professional learning
Products: Professional Learning
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Guide
Using Lexile measures to improve reading instruction
To become proficient readers, young learners need experience with written language at increasingly higher levels of difficulty. Learn how the LexileĀ® reading measures can help you support students with targeted reading instruction.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
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The science of reading and balanced literacy: What you need to know
Take a closer look at changes to the early literacy landscape as reading expert Dr. Cindy Jiban explores the advantages of the science of reading compared to the balanced literacy approach.
Topics: Literacy, Science of reading
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
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Brief
Understanding the new Lexile Framework for Oral Reading
To build reading comprehension, kids may need support at different times in their journey. With the LexileĀ® Framework for Oral Reading, teachers have insight into what students needāand whenāto successfully read grade-level text.
Topics: Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
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Brief
More than just training: How professional learning can support your teaching goals
By giving educators a chance to review what was and was not working, the space to create new plans, and the support to implement them, professional learning led to lasting change.
Topics: Leadership
Products: Professional Learning
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Guide
Blending the science of reading into your assessments
Effective teaching practices grounded in the science of reading can help all kids develop the literacy skills theyāll need as early learners and beyond. To bring curriculum, instruction, and assessment into alignment, itās crucial assessments for emerging readers support this approach. Learn more about MAP Reading Fluency, an innovative solution designed to do just that.
Topics: Assessment, Science of reading
Products: MAP Reading Fluency